Example sentences of "[vb base] him an " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the price of an earl is what he asks , send him an earl . |
| 2 | Does that mean you owe him an essay or something ? |
| 3 | You owe him an apology for misjudging him and suspecting his motives at every turn . |
| 4 | Give him an unknown society , any society , and he wanted in . |
| 5 | ’ The Labour leader 's answer was drowned out by shouts of ‘ Yes or No ’ , ‘ Give him an answer ’ , ‘ Tell us in English not Chinese ’ . |
| 6 | Or at least tell him how to get there , or give him the money to get in when he did get there , or at least lend him a map with a cross marked on it , or give him an address . |
| 7 | Herbert agreed to pay his passage and give him an allowance until he could find work . |
| 8 | Give him an ultimatum . |
| 9 | Give him an idea of the inspector 's duties . |
| 10 | His name is Michael Marsden and he 's a local runner , so give him an encouraging word as you pass . |
| 11 | Rolle is said to have fled to the nearby village of Pickering , where the squire John de Dalton was impressed by the strangely-clad hermit and agreed to support him and give him an anchorage to live in . |
| 12 | The board thought , ‘ we 've got to give Larry Gains a title ; give him an Empire title and he 'll be satisfied with that . ’ |
| 13 | A ‘ stringer ’ is n't just a freelance — it 's a correspondent based away from head office whose local contacts give him an on-the-spot usefulness which far surpasses that of a reporter sent out from head office . ’ |
| 14 | Casting enables him to ask all sorts of personal questions , which give him an insight into the kind of life that young , beautiful French actresses live . |
| 15 | Every so often , he goes to a local hospital where they give him an injection of something , which cheers him up noticeably . |
| 16 | The inspector expressed his wish ‘ that some of the poorer types would take on homework , as it would indicate some desire on their part to improve their circumstances ’ and give him an opportunity of trying to improve the sanitary conditions of their dwellings . |
| 17 | Most of the time he probably kept the fact well-concealed , but give him an audience of five-year-olds behind closed doors , and the brakes would come off . |
| 18 | If an adviser proposes to comment adversely upon the work of an individual teacher at a meeting he should inform the teacher and give him an opportunity to reply . |
| 19 | ‘ Give him an hour or so please , barman . |
| 20 | Afterwards McManus said : ‘ Give him an inch and he dishes up . |
| 21 | We was we give him an aspirin he was alright . |
| 22 | Bona-fide occupational health scientists in North America consider him an industry spokesman ’ . |
| 23 | It wo n't do any harm , but I 'd rather not give him food for thought , because I consider him an idiot and I do n't think he 's capable of interpreting it correctly . |
| 24 | It was he who lent Hardy the money to go to Paris : he who decided to take Hardy 's hopeful acting career under his wing and get him an audition with ‘ my father ’ down at the Cardiff studios , where Philip 's radio play gave him an entree . |
| 25 | For further details bung him an SAE ( see ‘ Contact Points ’ box for address ) . |
| 26 | It rankles Couples , who had two three-week breaks last year , that many critics rate him an uninterested under-achiever and that he has failed to win more tournaments because he is so laid back . |
| 27 | The delegate must tell the constable the nature of the complaint against him and allow him an opportunity to comment upon it before the final decision is taken by the Chief Constable . |
| 28 | Politics did not , of course , bring him an income . |
| 29 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 30 | His silken touch , his ability to play off either foot , and his pace make him an obvious crowd-pleaser . |